Location: | Glasgow |
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Salary: | Salary commensurate with experience and standing |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 1st March 2024 |
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Closes: | 7th April 2024 |
Job Ref: | 421348 |
The Strathclyde Institute of Education seeks to make a strategic appointment at the rank of Professor to continue developing research and teaching in the field of Educational Leadership. Providing strategic direction and working with an ambitious team of colleagues, the post-holder will lead innovations in our programmes.
FTE: 1.0 FTE
Term: Open Contract
The Strathclyde Institute of Education at the University of Strathclyde is the largest provider of teacher education in Scotland. In line with the Scottish Government’s priorities in terms of workforce planning, the Institute’s targets represent approximately 40% of the national recruitment target. The Institute has a long-established history of preparing teachers to work in primary and secondary classrooms across Scotland.
The Strathclyde Institute of Education seeks to make a strategic appointment at the rank of Professor to continue developing research and teaching in the field of Educational Leadership. Providing strategic direction and working with an ambitious team of colleagues, the post-holder will lead innovations in the design and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
With research interests consistent with the strategic direction of the Institute and Faculty, the postholder will have a sustained track record of published research in high-quality, peer-reviewed publications, demonstrating standards of excellence and a national and international reputation. They will have engaged in a range of knowledge exchange activities, including conference presentations and work with those beyond university settings. The postholder will be involved in sourcing potential funding opportunities and the development of proposals to secure research and knowledge exchange funding.
The successful candidate will be PhD qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline and will have academic experience that allows them to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the areas of Educational Leadership and in Education Studies more broadly. There is also an expectation that the successful candidate will have a track record of publication in Educational Leadership and will contribute to the research culture within the Institute. They will have evidence of grant funding and knowledge exchange activity, and experience of supervising postgraduate research students. Applicants will also demonstrate relevant teaching experience and the ability to contribute to the REF 2029 in the Education unit of assessment.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Claire Cassidy, Acting Head of Institute claire.cassidy@strath.ac.uk, 0141 444 8036.
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